gjames9142 Posted April 30, 2012 Share #21  Posted April 30, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) The entire image seems to be soft. Down-sampling issue?  Probably. Jpegs suck. The prints are fine, I can assure you. I have been working for a year with an Epson 4900, which only goes up to 22 inches, but I am now doing larger exhibition prints and am amazed at how well they stand up at 40 inches , without that terrible over-sharpened look. Here is one with the 35 2.8 biogon which will probably be useless as a jpeg, but it is bitingly sharp in the real world in a way I don't care for. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/178256-im-proudly-keeping-my-35mm-cron-version-1v/?do=findComment&comment=1997409'>More sharing options...
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pico Posted April 30, 2012 Share #22 Â Posted April 30, 2012 Probably. Jpegs suck. The prints are fine, I can assure you. I have been working for a year with an Epson 4900, which only goes up to 22 inches, but I am now doing larger exhibition prints and am amazed at how well they stand up at 40 inches , without that terrible over-sharpened look. Here is one with the 35 2.8 biogon which will probably be useless as a jpeg, but it is bitingly sharp in the real world in a way I don't care for. Â Yes, it did look like a resampling issue. I like the photograph very much. There is so much to read from it. Â And for the others, thank you for the help in identifying the v4 lens. I am on my third replacement for the earlier 35mm Summilux, and with each replacement I get one worse than the former. It is disheartening. I'll give up a stop for a better lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisK Posted April 30, 2012 Share #23 Â Posted April 30, 2012 I am on my third replacement for the earlier 35mm Summilux, and with each replacement I get one worse than the former. It is disheartening. I'll give up a stop for a better lens. Â Have you tried a 35 Cron Asph? If it is anything like mine was, it's hard to imagine a technically better lens (apart from the distortion which can now be fixed with one click in LR4). Of course the rendering is a matter of taste as I wrote above, but apart from that the 35 Cron Asph is perfection and just as good as the 28 Cron in my view. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted April 30, 2012 Share #24 Â Posted April 30, 2012 Have you tried a 35 Cron Asph? [...] Â It is too expensive for me now that I am retired. I thought I was done buying lenses, but the strange coincidence of poor early 35mm Summilux lenses just did me in. You can see a disappointing example in my photo album. It is not the fundamental nature of the lens, but beat-up and worn-out samples I've come across. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted April 30, 2012 Share #25 Â Posted April 30, 2012 Have you tried a 35 Cron Asph? If it is anything like mine was, it's hard to imagine a technically better lens (apart from the distortion which can now be fixed with one click in LR4). Of course the rendering is a matter of taste as I wrote above, but apart from that the 35 Cron Asph is perfection and just as good as the 28 Cron in my view. Â Dennis, Sean Reid tested the 2.8 35 Biogon against the 35 Cron asph, and found the Zeiss technically the most competent of the group, which is not to say it is the best (see my post above). The truth is that most Leica lenses are excellent to outstanding, and the big variable is not the lens but the person using it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printmaker Posted April 30, 2012 Share #26  Posted April 30, 2012 I've owned four 35 mm lenses for my Leicas. They have all been good but the 35 Summicron IV is my favorite. I love the way it draws. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/178256-im-proudly-keeping-my-35mm-cron-version-1v/?do=findComment&comment=1997591'>More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted April 30, 2012 Share #27 Â Posted April 30, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Had a IV, sold it, bought the ASPH, sold that, bought a IV. No regrets other than had I kept the ASPH another couple years I could have made a tidy profit on the sale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snowboarder Posted May 1, 2012 Share #28 Â Posted May 1, 2012 Sorry, but if the images posted here supposed to prove something - well, they don't... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tappan Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share #29 Â Posted May 13, 2012 Wow, I've done some reading since the original post. Erwin Puts, Rockwell and others. I guess my 35mm Cron Version 1V from 1990 is just a little behind the newer 35mm Cron when it comes to distortion and outer edge sharpness. Puts speaks about the amazing flatness rendered by the newer Cron. Does anybody agree, disagree? Best, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 13, 2012 Share #30 Â Posted May 13, 2012 Not sure what amazing flatness means exactly but the 35/2 asph provides more sharpness at f/2, less flare and generally more contrast than the previous 35/2 v4 including in the OoF rendition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adli Posted May 13, 2012 Share #31 Â Posted May 13, 2012 I have a summilux fle but will keep my version iv summicron for it's smallness, light weight, and image character. Â +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted May 13, 2012 Share #32 Â Posted May 13, 2012 I have the v.IV Summicron as well as the 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE, and while the Summilux has become my everyday lens, I will never part with the Summicron. It is, as note, a very special lens. Honestly, if I could only have one, I would be torn -- perfection vs. beauty? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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